Good Morning Good Morning

Song infobox
Name = Good Morning Good Morning
Artist = The Beatles
Album = Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Released = 1 June 1967
track_no = 11
Recorded = Abbey Road Studios
8, 16 February–13, 28, 29 March 1967
Genre = Psychedelic rock, Hard rock
Length = 2:41
Writer = Lennon-McCartney
Label = Parlophone
Producer = George Martin
Misc = Extra tracklisting
Album = Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Type = studio
Tracks = Side one
# "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"
# "With a Little Help from My Friends"
# "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds"
# "Getting Better"
# "Fixing a Hole"
# "She's Leaving Home"
# "Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!"Side two
# "Within You Without You"
# "When I'm Sixty-Four"
# "Lovely Rita"
# "Good Morning Good Morning"
# "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)"
# "A Day in the Life"

"Good Morning Good Morning" is a song composed by John LennonDavid Sheff, "All We Are Saying", p. 183] (credited to Lennon/McCartney) and performed by The Beatles on the 1967 "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" album.

Inspiration for the song came to Lennon from a television commercial for Kellogg's Corn Flakes. The jingle went: "Good morning, good morning, The best to you each morning, Sunshine Breakfast, Kellogg's Corn Flakes, Crisp and full of fun".

The line "It's time for tea and Meet the Wife" refers to a BBC sitcom "Meet the Wife".

Recording

The track was recorded on February 8, 1967, with overdubs on February 16 (bass and vocals), March 13 (brass section), March 28 (backing vocals and guitar solo), and March 29 (animal noises).Mark Lewisohn, "The Beatles Complete Recording Sessions", p. 95, 97, 105-106] The guitar solo was played by Paul McCartneyGeoff Emerick, "Here, There and Everywhere", p. 176-179] on a Fender Esquire.Fact|date=February 2007 At Lennon's request, George Martin brought in Sounds Incorporated to play the sont's saxophone parts.Barry Miles, "Many Years From Now", p. 320-321] Recording engineer Geoff Emerick gave the saxophones an unusual tone through very close miking, sticking the microphones into the bells of the instruments, and heavy compression.

Lennon asked engineer Geoff Emerick to arrange the animal noises heard at the end of the song so that the animal was capable of devouring or frightening the animal that came before it.

The final sound effect of a chicken clucking was so placed that it transforms into the guitar on the following track "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)".

Personnel

*John Lennon: double-tracked lead vocals and background vocals, animals sounds tapes and jumping.
*Paul McCartney: lead and bass guitars, background vocals and jumping.
*George Harrison: rhythm guitar, background vocals and jumping.
*Ringo Starr: drums, tambourine and jumping.
*Geoff Emerick: animals sounds tapes.
*Brass/sax ensamble arranged and conducted by George Martin (with John Lennon).

Notes

References

*Turner, Steve. "A Hard Day's Write: The Stories Behind Every Beatles' Song", Harper, New York: 1994, ISBN 0-06-095065-X